C.P. Cavafy :: selected poems /

C.P. Cavafy (1863-1933) is now considered by many to be the most original and influential Greek poet of this century. The qualities of his poetry that were unfashionable during his lifetime are the very ones that make his work endure: his sparing use of metaphor; his evocation of spoken rhythms and...

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Weitere Verfasser: Keeley, Edmund (ÜbersetzerIn), Sherrard, Philip (ÜbersetzerIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1972.
Schriftenreihe:Princeton legacy library.
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Zusammenfassung:C.P. Cavafy (1863-1933) is now considered by many to be the most original and influential Greek poet of this century. The qualities of his poetry that were unfashionable during his lifetime are the very ones that make his work endure: his sparing use of metaphor; his evocation of spoken rhythms and colloquialisms; his use of epigrammatic and dramatic modes; his aesthetic perfectionism; his frank treatment of homosexual themes; his brilliantly alive sense of history; and his commitment to Hellenism, coupled with an astute cynicism about politics. The translations in Selected Poems are comple.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (111 pages)
ISBN:9781400872923
1400872928
0691619387
9780691619385
0691062285
9780691062280

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